ABSTRACT
The beginnings of the safety profession started with the passage of the then controversial Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act in 1907. The OSH Act permits monetary penalties as well as criminal referrals to the Department of Justice or correlating state plan. The OSH Act also directs the Secretary of Labor to issue regulations which require employers to collect and maintain records with regards to work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses, as well as exposures to potentially toxic materials or harmful physical agents. Safety professionals should be aware that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements are currently being revised and updated. OSHA also published a notice of proposed rulemaking to extend the date by which certain employers are required to submit the information from their completed 2016 Form 300A electronically from July 1, 2017 to December 1, 2017.
